Woman at the well

Collected by Merlin Mitchell Reel 33
Transcribed by Kyle Perrin Item 1
Mrs. Mary Briscoe & Fred High
High, Ark.
April 15, 1950
The Woman at the Well
Mary.. .I'se born and raised at High, Arkansas, with my brother here.
Mitch..Tour name's Mary Briscoe?
Mary...Yeah.
High...Her name was High until she married.
Mary...And then I married a Casey and I lived with him thirty-five years
and he died. I raised ten children by him to be alive. He
died and I come back here. And nine years after that me and Mr.
Briscoe here married. We've been married just even ten years
the tenth of March—twenty years the tenth of March.
Mitch..How old are you, Mam?
Mary...I'm seventy-six years old the third day of March.
Mitch..You remember quite a few of those old songs that your brother
Mary...Yes, I know lots of 'em.
Mitch..Well, I wish you could sing one for us. What's your favorite
among those old songs?
Mary...The Woman at the Well.
See that woman at the well disputing with her Savior,
Soon she found that He could tell her all her past behavior.
Oh, everyone that thirst,
Freely drink and quench your thirst
With Zion's sens and daughters.
When she asked and when she got a drink, her heart was flaming,
The thief had only time to drink and tell his mornful story,
Jesus gave him leave to drink, he drank and fled to glory.
Oh, everyone that thirst,
Come ye to the waters,
Freely drink and quench your thirst
With Zion's sons and daughters.**
**There is more of the song but those present could not recall it.

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Collected by Merlin Mitchell Reel 33
Transcribed by Kyle Perrin Item 1
Mrs. Mary Briscoe & Fred High
High, Ark.
April 15, 1950
The Woman at the Well
Mary.. .I'se born and raised at High, Arkansas, with my brother here.
Mitch..Tour name's Mary Briscoe?
Mary...Yeah.
High...Her name was High until she married.
Mary...And then I married a Casey and I lived with him thirty-five years
and he died. I raised ten children by him to be alive. He
died and I come back here. And nine years after that me and Mr.
Briscoe here married. We've been married just even ten years
the tenth of March—twenty years the tenth of March.
Mitch..How old are you, Mam?
Mary...I'm seventy-six years old the third day of March.
Mitch..You remember quite a few of those old songs that your brother
Mary...Yes, I know lots of 'em.
Mitch..Well, I wish you could sing one for us. What's your favorite
among those old songs?
Mary...The Woman at the Well.
See that woman at the well disputing with her Savior,
Soon she found that He could tell her all her past behavior.
Oh, everyone that thirst,
Freely drink and quench your thirst
With Zion's sens and daughters.
When she asked and when she got a drink, her heart was flaming,
The thief had only time to drink and tell his mornful story,
Jesus gave him leave to drink, he drank and fled to glory.
Oh, everyone that thirst,
Come ye to the waters,
Freely drink and quench your thirst
With Zion's sons and daughters.**
**There is more of the song but those present could not recall it.